Numerous flares reported in 32-18.2S 152-44.6E
Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 2930/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-10-02 22:36Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · AUSSAR 5976/14 021121Z OCT 14.. Issued 2014-10-02 12:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Tasman Sea. The parsed report position is -32.303, 152.743. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2930/14 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2014-10-02 12:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 5976/14 021121Z OCT 14.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Tasman Sea
- position
- -32.303, 152.743
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TASMAN SEA. AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST. DNC 05. NUMEROUS FLARES REPORTED IN 32-18.2S 152-44.6E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
26 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Two meter mooring with 200 meter long line with floats adrift in 35-08.5S 153-26.3E at 010002Z jan2022-01-01
- Two meter mooring with 200 meter line of floats, adrift in 34-10.6S 152-59.0E at 250001Z dec 212021-12-25
- Two meter mooring with 200 meter long line with floats adrift in vicinity 33-10.68S 153-52.65E at 230005Z dec2021-12-23
- Two meter mooring with 200 meter long line with floats adrift in vicinity 30-49.69S 154-11.13E at 170001Z dec2021-12-17
- Two meter mooring with 200 meter long rope with floats adrift in vicinity 30-48.11S 154-13.30E at 150002Z dec2021-12-15
- Two meter mooring with 200 meter long rope with floats adrift in vicinity 30-58.14S 154-47.57E at 140004Z dec2021-12-14
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 13:16Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.